elevates the standard genre

Rating: Null/10 (16 September 2003)

In contemporary Britain, a hospital patient awakens to find his hometown completely deserted. Searching for signs of life, he stumbles upon a handful of survivors and learns that the town has fallen victim to the spread of a highly infectious virus that turns human beings into flesh-eating zombies. Arresting from the moment it starts, this smart, original, often funny thriller has some truly spine-chilling moments that place it above the norm for films of this familiar genre. The story is never fully fleshed out, and the ending doesn't provide quite the impact you'd hope for, but it's still entertaining and sure to please fans who are just looking for something a little different. ***